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We were in touch and uh you know, just followed up with him. I said, "Hey, you know, we're working on this song, Yali Yali." Oh, he said, "Send it to me." And he he he listened to it and he was like, "Guys, this is the best song ever. Like, this is the biggest thing." And we were like, "What are you talking about?" It's like a It's like a joke. >> Yeah, yeah. >> Party Ashkenazi, Yali Yali. And he was like, "I'm telling you, this thing is huge." And he performed uh Ohel, the organization Ohel used to do a big concert. >> Yes. Yes. >> Um every [snorts] year. I don't know if they stopped doing it, not sure. But they do a very big, beautiful concert. He was performing with Lave Tahor, his group. And he said, "I need you guys to come and do the song Yali Yali in my show." Like, I'm going to bring you on as a guest, like as a guest star. >> Nice. >> you know, I guess this is a kind of a theme. I was like, "No way. This song is like, it's not ready. Nobody knows it. Nobody knows who we are. I don't even think it's that song." And he just put He did not give up. He convinced me. And to the point where he said, "I'll rehearse with the band the song." Like, he wrote the arrangement and everything. And he's like, "I'll video call you from the from the rehearsal, so you could see how good it sounds. And if you don't like it, well like, he was so uh confident. And he called me from the rehearsal and I was like, "Okay, yeah, it sounds pretty good." So, we did the performance and the crowd went crazy.